The additional funds from France and Germany will be used to shift South Africa to cleaner energy, so mitigating Ekom’s debt
Companies in the country are using dry sugarcane waste to generate electricity
Holland pulls out of Energy Charter Treaty over climate change concerns
The supply of water in numerous municipalities around the country are has been affected by the rolling blackouts
UN Economic Commission for Africa says climate finance action has never been more urgent
There was strong support for the president’s recent announcement of interventions to help stabilise Eskom and improve its plant performance
Dividing the company into generation, transmission and distribution divides responsibility, and could triple the scale of the problems
New C40 implementation programme for cities in sustainable waste management and green energy, buildings
The state must take control of energy supply to increase capacity with funding from the Public Investment Corporation and the South African Reserve Bank rather than relying on the private sector
Coal commits climate sins so wind and solar energy are good alternatives but suffer intermittency — and now the European Union is reclassifying nuclear as green energy
Two promising uses of hemp are the manufacturing of “green” biofuels and the building of low-cost and sustainable housing
The market in South Africa had an annual growth rate of 26.89% from 2013 to 2018
Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
The former Business Leadership SA chief executive and current chancellor of the University of the Free State highlighted unemployment as the biggest problem to address
Germany’s Climate and Energy minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday pledged to drastically ramp up renewable energy projects in the coming years
Only 40% of applicants to the Petroleum Agency of South Africa’s skills development trust for 2022 were women. But the agency’s chief executive says it is trying to offer them opportunities
Households are reeling after the fuel price hike, as electricity is set to go up by 15.06% in 2022
Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement
Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true
Environmental groups have warned that a green light from the national energy regulator for a new nuclear power plant will be challenged in court
Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power utility, balancing its debt and how to make the best bully beef toast
The new plant can’t meet World Bank’s loan conditions or sulphur emissions limits
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
Switching to gas for cooking and heating can immediately reduce the likelihood of load-shedding, among other benefits
The just transition that is currently being executed is a balance between energy security and climate change, according to one analyst
If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa
Department of forestry, fisheries and environment refuses to grant environmental authorisation for gas-to-power projects
Lifting the cap on private power generation is aimed at ‘easing Eskom pressure’. Producers won’t need a Nersa licence, but still require other permits
Mantashe’s fossil fuel heavy energy plans are wildly out of line with needed climate action and a better energy future for South Africa
Exploration and beneficiation of minerals will reduce the country’s carbon footprint